9 Jul
2013
9 Jul
'13
2:49 p.m.
HACKER ON-SITE REPORT FOLLOWS
Last week I made a visit to RockIT CoLab, a co-working/makerspace,
following an invitation to hackers, and noisebridge in particular, by
Darren Overby. The space is comprised of 3 floors, one at ground level, one
above, and one below. The street level entry is a small room/lobby that is
being equipped primarily for electronic supplies, such as components and
kits that will be available for purchase.
The upstairs is the main co-working space with a few tables for working and
a couch/lounge area. There's room for a handful to say a dozen of people to
work comfortably. There's internets, a copy machine, some computers and a
large screen.
The downstairs is makerspace oriented with a center grouping of workbenches
for soldering and small projects. There are also separate spaces for a 3D
printer, vinyl cutter and mill.
This place is not a "hackerspace", however as I understand it, is
intentionally designed to be hacker friendly, and after having spent some
time talking to Darren, there are a number of opportunities. While the main
space is targeted at those able to spend $10/day to $200/month, there is
also a commitment to make the space available to host free classes to
anyone interested. Also those willing to contribute skills/time to the
space can likely work something out as well.
I plan to start working out of the space from time to time, and anyone
interested in seeing or talking about the space can get in touch with me
directly and I can arrange to meet with you and show you the space.
General info about the space here: http://www.rockitcolabs.com/
-J.C.
[l00nie-crew]
Hacker Ambassador
510-900-9MAN
r33Lmm[at the gmails]
On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 8:24 AM, Sonja Trauss <sonja.trauss(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Yeah we didn't have "hacker spaces" in
Phila when I lived there, but when
I came here I realized we did have them, we were calling them 'artists
collectives'.
On Tuesday, July 9, 2013, Romy Ilano wrote:
--
ThanX,
;+)
https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Fort
Hacker spaces aren't that new to me. I lived
in Berlin and led art
meetings at art squats like tacheles. Noisebridge reminds me of the squats
in Berlin or NYC there just seem to be more tech than artists ...
The community and conflicts remind me of typical art collective stuff..
---
Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
On Jul 8, 2013, at 0:42, Andrew <andrew(a)roshambomedia.com> wrote:
Or just get over it and realize that "hackerspaces" are so far removed
from any real historical context that there is no such thing as a "true"
hackerspace. I could call my bedroom a hackerspace for all the good it
does. and my couch a "hacker" cause it can also be a bed. Culture wars will
get you nothing but shity, stale, overanalized dead horses we like to
parade as culture.
--Andrew
On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 10:48 PM, Sonja Trauss <sonja.trauss(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
No, actual solution: people who are attached to a certain idea of a
hackerspace give a hard time to people who aren't/ had a different idea.
People on each side decide whether and how much to adjust their behavior or
beliefs to avoid future interpersonal unpleasantness.
On Sunday, July 7, 2013, Jehan Tremback wrote:
Possible solution: Trademark the term "hackerspace", sue those who do not
meet stringent ideological requirements.
On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 9:29 PM, Sonja Trauss <sonja.trauss(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
hackerspaces are combination office space and utopian capital sharing
experiment, not to be confused with just shared work space. A place where
"all you get is a desk and an internet connection" isn't a hackerspace,
it's just a shared work space, even if the people are doing programming for
work.
I'm not surprised at all to see someone who's into hackerspaces for the
second reason get annoyed when he thinks a hackerspce is getting confused
with a work space.
On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 4:01 PM, David Rorex <drorex(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Seriously, give the guy a break. It's attitudes like Marc's that drive
away people from the "true" hackerspaces. Live and let live: just because
his space has a different organizational model than yours doesn't mean it's
some sort of evil masterplan to steal all your members and get rich by
squeezing money out of them. There are spaces in sf / oakland that charge
$250 a month and all you get is a desk and an internet connection. There's
room for a whole spectrum of spaces in the bay area. Mitch Altman's dream
is a day where there are more hackerspaces than liquor stores.
On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Steve Berl <steveberl(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Seems like sort of a blend of Tech Liminal, Techshop, and a hacker space.
Not clear why you think it's a bad thing. I don't see it claiming to be
anything that it is not.
Steve
On Monday, July 1, 2013, Marc Juul wrote:
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 3:54 PM, J.C. <r33lmm(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Darren Overby <darren(a)rockitcolabs.com>wrote;wrote:
Excuse the interruption Noisebridge fans,
In the interest of possible cross-pollination, I wanted to let you know
about a new place to hack - RocSounds like a crap attempt at kIT
CoLabs<http://www.rockitcolabs.com/noisebridge-invite>te>.
Co-working? yes
Makerspace? yah
Tech startups? check
$200 monthly dues? yep
For profit? nothing stated to the contrary. seems likely.
Hierarchical organizational structure? assumed guilty until proven
innocent
Attempt to make their business v
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